Pierre BOULAT (1924-1998) - Lot 193

Pierre BOULAT (1924-1998) Charlotte Rampling doing yoga at home, 1980 Silver print, 2017 On the back, copyright Pierre Boulat, signed, titled, dated, numbered 1/5 Dimensions including margins: 24 x 30 cm Note: Pierre Boulat (1924-1998) is one of the great figures of photojournalism and portraiture in France. His work is characterized by an intimate, direct and deeply human approach to his subjects, whether celebrities or scenes from everyday life. Refusing artifice, he favors the simplicity of the frame and the sincerity of the moment, revealing an emotional truth often absent from official images. In Charlotte Rampling doing yoga at home (1980), Boulat offers a portrait that is both discreet and powerful, where celebrity fades into the background in favor of the individual. The posture, natural light and domestic space create an atmosphere of calm and concentration, almost meditative. This silver print, made in 2017 and numbered 1/5, finely renders the shades of gray and soft contrasts, giving the image a timeless dimension, somewhere between documentary and the poetry of everyday life.